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On another note, this is basically something like Myers-Briggs or the Keirsey Tempermant Sorter. I've never liked these tests as I have no preference for many o
by 4thaccount 8y ago
On another note, this is basically something like Myers-Briggs or the Keirsey Tempermant Sorter. I've never liked these tests as I have no preference for many of the questions, so my personality result changes each time I take it. I also don't like how they make everything black and white. Also, on this site I feel like over 1/2 of the 16 personalities describe me to a degree, so I find all of this highly suspect. In reality, people can be good leaders and still hungry for knowledge and a master of many toolsets. You can be an artisan, but still highly organized.
- JungleGymSam 8y agoLabeling and organizing things (including people and their traits) is not bad.
- 4thaccount 8y agoI never said it was bad, only it isn't accurate to use a ~100 question test to do so. Furthermore, some organizations will tend to only want individuals with a certain "type" in management, which leads to group-think and suboptimal decisions.
- dogma1138 8y agoI’m not sure if 100 question isn’t accurate enough although the biggest problem with these is if they are written to be to generic like a horoscope where someone can find something they relate to regardless of the result and that the result could essentially match nearly anyone. The 2nd part of your post isn’t exactly an argument against its validity but against how the results are applied in a specific environment this is like arguing against the validity of genotyping because insurance companies might increase your premium.
- 4thaccount 8y agoLet me rephrase. It is mostly hokum with precious little legitimacy and to make matters worse, it is used for important things like deciding the fate of someone's career.